Closing containing vessels.



Patented Mair. I8, i902 T. T. MCM-SH. .-77 CLGSNG COfT'ifiTNG VESSELS.

Jau. 2, 1902A (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS T. MCNISH, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOSBNG CONTAINING VESSELS..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettere Patent No 695,759, March 18, 1902.

pplioation led January 2, i902. Serial No. 88,237. Clio model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. MoNisn, s. citizen of the United States, residinget Alle gheny, in tbe countyof Allegheny and Stute of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Closing` Containing Vessels, of which the follow ing is a specilication.

The invention described herein relates to certain improvements in closing devices for .Containing vessels-such as bottles, boxes, &c..and has for its object a closing cover or cap which cannot be removed from the containing vessel'without such destruction orin jury es will prevent a second use thereof..

The invention is hereinafter more f nlly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication,Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a bottle having my improved closing-cap applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cap. Fig. 3 is e sectional view illustrating a modification of my iinprovement. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the cap shown in Fig. 3.v Fig. 5 is a sectional view of vessel for containing dry or solid ar ticles, such as pills, powders, ec.; and Fig. 6 is a similar view of a box or case forming a jacket for a containing vessel requiring protection 'during transportation or storage.

In adapting my invention to the closure of bottles the neck 1 ofv thebottle is formed with a groove 2, in such proximity to the upper end of theneck as to foi-in en engaging rib or shoulder 3, which is made of a diameter less than the portion 4 of the neck below the groove, so that seid portion forms e protecting and supporting shoulder. The cap 5, which is preferably formed of wood, rubber, or other frangible material, has its wall 4formed in part by a series of fingers (i, preerably formed by longitudinally slitting the The cap is made of an internal diameter equal to or alittle greater than the external diameter of rib 3. 'Ihe lingers 6 are provided with projections 7, which are adapted to pass below and hook under the rib 3, and thereby lock the cap ou the neck. The fingers are given sufficient resiliency by extending the slits as to permit the projections to pass beyond the rib 3,provided a majority of the fingers are forced ably slightly less than the external diameter the fingers that the ends of the latterwill be held against the shoulder 4, an instrument cannot be inserted readily to spring the iingers outwardly. tents of the bottle can be had only by breaking the neck of the bottle or cap, which when made of frangible material can be split by a sharp blow on its outer end. v

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4' the cap is made with double side walls and thengers 6 are formed by slitting the ining-fingers. The recess or pocket between the lingers and the curtain 8 is made wide enough to permit only such outward move ment of the lingers as is necessary for the fingers to pass below the rib 3.

In addition to preventing access to the contents of the bottle my improvement is adapted to securing the cork in the bottle. Thisfnstoning function can be attained by so constructing the cap, as shown in Fig. 3, that the latter will when forced into locking engagement with the bottleneck bear firmly on the cork or stopper.

In Figs. 5 and 6 the invention is shown as applied to the closure or sealing of vessels adapted to contain dry or solid substances. lSuch vessels may be formed ofwood, rubber, or other material suitable`-for the purpose. The containing vessel is provided'at its upper end with n groove 2i, constructed as described in connection with the bottle to form an eugaging shoulder 3, and the shoulder 4, forming the lower fall or" the groove, is so constructed and proportioned as to protect the lower ends of the fingers on the cap or cover. The portion ol' the containing vessel above the shoulder 3 is slightly tapering, as shown, to facilitate the spreading out of the fingers when the cap or cover is being applied to the vessel. The cap or cover 5 is constructed, except as regards shape and dimensions, as heretofore described. While the i'orin of ccp or cover illustrated in Figs. l and 2 is shown of. the portion 4 ofthe bottle-neck and asthe projections are made of a height equal to the' height of the groove 2 and are so located on ternal wall, as shown, so that the outer' wail: or curtain 8 will prevent all access to the lockoutwardly at the same time] As the outer 'l diameter of tbe cap is equal-"to and preferf Hence access tothe conas applied to the vessels illustrated, Figs. 5 and 6, it will be understood that the construction of cap or cover shown in Figs. 3 and 4 may be used in connection with such vessels.

It is preferred that the shoulder 4 and projections 7 should be beveled or inclined, as shown, so as to facilitate the spreading and breaking of the fingers (i when the cap is driven down onto the vessel.

It will be readily u nderstood by those skilled in the art that my improved cap or cover is readily applicable to a large variety of containing vessels and that the shape of the vessel, the purpose to which it is to be put, and the material of which it is formed are immaterial.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. As a means for closing containing vessels, such as bottles, boxes, dse., a cap formed of frangible material and having its side wall slit longitudinally to form a series of resilient ii ngers closely adjacent to each other and provided with inwardly-pl'ojecting shoulders adjacent fo their lower ends, substantially as sot forth.

somse tegral with the cap, substantially as set forth.Y

. 3. The combination 0f a containing vessel, such as a bottle, box, rizo., provided with a locking-rib with a cap formed of frangible material having its side wall longitudinally slit to form a series of resilient fingers closely' adjacent to each otherand provided with inwardly-projecting shoulders adjacent to their lower ends, and a curtain or nclosed wall ontside of the lingers and integral with the cap,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I- have hereunto set my hand. v.

TI'IOMAST. Ml-NISII. V'itncsses:

F. E. GAITHER, DARWIN S. WoLoo'r'r. 

